Ubisoft has released a new video detailing the implementation of co-operative play in the upcoming Far Cry 3. This is the first time the series has offered co-op, and it's shaping up to be a blast.
While the single player story mode casts you as a luckless tourist, stuck on a remote island with savage bandits, the co-op game offers a completely different tale with fresh characters. Set six months before the events of the main game, these missions follow four revenge-seeking mercenaries as they cross the island, exploring all new locations, on the trail of the man who betrayed them.
You'll have complete freedom to customise your weapon loadout, as well as using five broad class types - Warrior, Rusher, Deadeye, Saboteur and Bodyguard. You'll also be able to use "battle cries" - stat buffing shouts that will provide helpful boosts to you and your allies.
Missions will be objective based, and will support all-out firefights as well as stealthier approaches. Each stage will also feature a self-contained competitive scenario. The example shown has the players atop a cliff, sniping enemies below and earning points for each kill.
Between an ambitiously strange openworld main campaign and this robust multiplayer offering, Far Cry 3 looks to be one of the most interesting shooters of the year. Look out for it from November 29th on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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